Indian 2000 Guineas is the highlight of the Winter racing season in Mumbai and is usually held on a weekend in December at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. As one of the most historic and popular races in the horse racing calendar, the Indian 2000 Guineas attracts the who’s who of the city.
- Race Type: Grade 1
- Distance: 1600m
- Track: Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai
- Date:
About Indian 2000 Guineas
Like other Indian Classics, the Indian 2000 Guineas also forbids foreign-born horses. and is open to only Indian born and bred colts and fillies with an age limit of 3 years. The Royal Western India Turf Club hosted the Indian 2000 Guineas for the first time in 1943, the same year when the club hosted the Indian 1000 Guineas and the Indian Derby.
The winner of all the 3 Indian Classics that year was Princess Beautiful, a filly ridden by jockey E Britt. The Indian 2000 Guineas continued to be hosted in January until 1949 when for the first time it was run twice – in January and in December.
Indian 2000 Guineas Betting
A proper understanding of horse racing terms, racing form guides, and betting markets is where a punter would start while betting on the Indian 2000 Guineas. There are many respected and successful trainers and jockeys in the Indian horse racing scene that bettors must watch out for.
Moreover, keeping an eye out for the NAP and the NB before the start of the race will also boost a punter’s chances of winning. The most crucial aspect of the Indian 2000 Guineas betting, however, is choosing the right bookmaker that offers best odds and a number of betting options to choose from.
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Indian 2000 Guineas Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2020 | |||
| 2019 | Trouvaille | Nicky Mackay | S K Sunderji |
| 2018 | SIR CECIL | David Allan | S Padmanabhan |
| 2017 | CASTLEBRIDGE | P Trevor | Bharath Singh |
| 2016 | SERJEANT AT ARMS | A Sandesh | S A Attaollahi |
| 2015 | PHOENIX TIGER | Colm O’ Donoghue | Dallas Todywalla |
| 2014 | BE SAFE | S Narredu | M Narredu |
| 2013 | MURIOI | B Sreekanth | S Ganapathy |
| 2012 | MACHIAVELLANISM | P S Chouhan | L V R Deshmukh |
| 2011 | PRONTO PRONTO | R Hughes | Imtiaz A Sait |
| 2010 | BEAUTIFUL STRANGER | S A De Souza | S S Shah |
| 2009 | JACQUELINE | R Hughes | P Shroff |
| 2008 | AUTONOMY | R Hughes | Bezan Chenoy |
| 2007 | BOURBON KING | Colm O’ Donoghue | S Ganapathy |
| 2006 | SOUTHERN EMPIRE | B Prakash | S Ganapathy |
| 2005 | MYSTICAL | B Prakash | S Ganapathy |
| 2004 | BERLIOZ | M Narredu | S Padmanabhan |
| 2003 | RAPIDASH | P Kamlesh | C D Katrak |
| 2002 | ALDEBURGH | N G Mccullagh | C D Katrak |
| 2001 | WILD EAGLE | M A Gallagher | Arti Doctor |
| 2000 | SIMPLY NOBLE | R Hughes | D Todywalla |
| 1999 | SMART CHIEFTAN | R Hughes | Karan Singh |
| 1998 | CONTINUAL | P Shroff | R R Byramji |
| 1997 | AUTUMN BLUE | P Shroff | M Eshwer |
| 1996 | INDICTMENT | M Narredu | Vinayak |
| 1995 | FLAMING STAR | J A Heffernan | C D Katrak |
| 1994 | ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL | Aslam Kader | R R Byramji |
| 1993 | SUPER BRAVE | J Lowe | Imtiaz A Sait |
| 1992 | ADLER | V Shinde | R R Byramji |
| 1991 | ASTONISH | Aslam Kader | Bezan Chenoy |
| 1990 | PERFECT TIMING | M Narredu | C D Katrak |
| 1989 | VESUVIUS | P Shroff | C D Katrak |
| 1988 | EXHILARATION | P Shroff | Imtiaz A Sait |
| 1987 | ENRICO | Deepak | Bezan Chenoy |
| 1986 | CAPRICORN | P Shroff | Bezan Chenoy |
| 1985 | SIR BRUCE | M J Kinane | J Dalal |
| 1984 | EVERSUN | M J Kinane | A U Khan |
| 1983 | CHARON | M Shafiq | Imtiaz A Sait |
| 1982 | CAMINO | Walter Swinburn | Nosher Cama |
| 1981 | ALMANAC | G Baxter | Nosher Cama |
| 1980 | FURIOSO | L D’silva | K Raghunath |
| 1979 | HIGHLAND RULE | A Barclay | Uttam Singh |
| 1978 | ROYAL TERN | K Umrigar | B K Lagad |
| 1977 | IPI TOMBI | J Bleasedale | D N Adenwalla |
| 1976 | SQUANDERER | M Jagdish | R R Byramji |
| 1975 | SEA MIST | G Mcgrath | R R Byramji |
| 1974 | SUN PRINCE | V Shinde | Aziz Mahmoud |
| 1973 | PRINCE JEHAN | J Wilson | D P Pandole |
| 1972 | BADE MIYA | C Roche | S M Shah |
| 1971 | NOOR-E-SHIRAZ | G Mcgrath | S M Shah |
| 1970 | SPELLBOUND | G Sexton | Aziz Mahmoud |
| 1969 | LOYAL PRINCE | E Johnson | A L J Talib |
| 1968 | HARD HELD | F Flannery | S M Shah |
| 1967 | BULAND | P Khade | Ahmed Khan |
| 1967 | OUR SELECT | M Jagdish | S M Shah |
| 1966 | MULTIROSA | J Wilson | A L J Talib |
| 1965 | RED RUFUS | K Raghunath | Meherjee |
| 1965 | SUN-DEEP | J Mercer | D P Pandole |
| 1963 | PRINCE PRADEEP | J Mercer | Aziz Mahmoud |
| 1962 | NANDA DEEP | W Snaith | Maj V M Lad |
| 1961 | LOYAL MANZAR | S Smith | A L J Talib |
| 1960 | ALIJAH | P Khade | Maj V M Lad |
| 1959 | ROSE DE BAHAMA | S Smith | Narayan Singh |
| 1958 | FAIR WOOD | J Mcgaffin | D N Adenwalla |
| 1957 | DECORATION | N Shiba | G Chavan |
| 1956 | BALCHAND | D W Morris | D N Adenwalla |
| 1955 | NOBLE WAY | Ahmed Khan | Baba Khan |
| 1954 | FLYING RED | M Kennedy | Mahomedally |
| 1953 | COMMONER | S Chavan | Sion F Nessim |
| 1952 | JACK DIAMOND | W J Sibiritt | W J Elliot |
| 1951 | FITZ CALL | E J Cracknell | W Buckley |
| 1950 | SANGRAM | T Burn | B R Patel |
| 1949 | GAMBLE FOR LOVE | Kheem Singh | A L J Talib |
| 1949 | PRINCE OF RAMGARH | W A Rickaby | B R Patel |
| 1948 | ROYAL CRUSADER | W A Rickaby | L W Marrable |
| 1947 | HER MAJESTY | W T Evans | W Buckley |
| 1946 | NAMDAR | L Davison | Syed Fatah |
| 1945 | LITTLE CAESAR | G E West | M C Patel |
| 1944 | PARAGON | T Burn | G L Shinde |
| 1943 | PRINCESS BEAUTIFUL | E Britt | M C Patel |